Franchesca Maia

Franchesca Maia is a 15-year-old singer and actress, born in London, England. She is of Russian-Jewish and Colombian descent. When Franchesca was two years old, she moved to Spain with her family. At the age of nine, Franchesca showed her interest in singing and acting. She then started her training with a vocal coach; performed in various theater productions; did Film, TV and print work in both England and Spain. In 2010, Franchesca created her YouTube Channel to showcase her vocal abilities. That same year, Franchesca became the winner of a Disney Channel acting contest in Spain (chosen amongst over 8000 video auditions). The Disney Channel took Franchesca over to Los Angeles to meet the production crew and the principal cast of “Zack and Cody: The Suite Life On Deck” at the Hollywood Center Studios and made a reportage about her traveling.

Franchesca fell in love with California and in 2011 she finally managed to persuade her mom and step-dad to move to Los Angeles, where she currently resides. Since then, Franchesca was cast in several short and feature films for lead and supporting roles, guest starred on a TV hit series “Deadtime Stories – Who’s Giggling Now”, shot various national commercials and performed live at various events.

Most recently Franchesca was cast in the role of Maria on an upcoming sitcom “Mr. Robinson” scheduled to air August 5th 2015 on NBC.